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Description
First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, Uncommon
The uncommon first edition of this work.
Inscribed by the author to the recto to the front free endpaper, 'To Dillon Crocker, FSA, with the Regards of, Henry Stevens of Vermont, Dec 17 1884'.
An interesting association, Thomas Francis Dillon Croker was a noted British antiquary and poet. He was the son of the fellow antiquary, Thomas Crofton Croker.
This essay was originally read before the Library Association at Cambridge in October 1882, dedicated to the publishers Charles Whittingham and William Pickering.
The concise essay ponders the question of the modern book, and the development of book printing and binding in the Victorian era.
Henry Stevens was an American bibliographer, engaged by Sir Anthony Panizzi to collect historical books concerning North and South America.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a couple of minor spots.
Very Good Indeed
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